Cash bail is big business in Chatham County, but a Deep Center report shows the costs to taxpayers
Who makes up the Chatham County jail population? What is the cost savings of bail reform? Who profits most from bail?
A report released by Deep Center in partnership with the Vera Institute for Justice and the Southern Center for Human Rights attempts to answer these questions.
The Chatham County District Attorney is working with the Justice Innovation Lab to better collect data to audit for best practices, but the office has an internal policy regarding bond and a pledge to dispose of low-level, petty offenses that do not threaten public safety.
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